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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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