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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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