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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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