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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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