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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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