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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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