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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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