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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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