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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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