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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses 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 but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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