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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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