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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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