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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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