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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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