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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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