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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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