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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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