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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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