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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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