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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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