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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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