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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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