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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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