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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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