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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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