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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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