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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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