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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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