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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major 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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