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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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