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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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