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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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