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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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