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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students 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 teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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