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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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