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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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