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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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