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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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