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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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