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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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