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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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