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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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