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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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