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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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