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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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