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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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