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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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