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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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