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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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