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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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