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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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