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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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