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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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