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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. 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 online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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