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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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