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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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