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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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