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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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