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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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