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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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