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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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