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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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