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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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