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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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