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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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