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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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