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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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