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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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