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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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