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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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