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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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