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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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