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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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