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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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