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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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