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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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