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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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