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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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