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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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