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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates 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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