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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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