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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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