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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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