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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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