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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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