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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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