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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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