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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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