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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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