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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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