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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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