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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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