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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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