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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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