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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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