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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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