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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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