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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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