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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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