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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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