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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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