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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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