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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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