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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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