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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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