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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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