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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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