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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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