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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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