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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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