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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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