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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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