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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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