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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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