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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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