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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around 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. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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