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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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