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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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