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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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