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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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