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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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