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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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