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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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