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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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