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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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