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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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