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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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