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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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