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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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