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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors 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 evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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