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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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