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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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