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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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