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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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