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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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