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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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