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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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