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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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