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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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