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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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