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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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