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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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