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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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