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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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