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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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