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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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