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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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