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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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