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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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