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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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