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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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