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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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