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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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