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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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