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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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