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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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