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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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