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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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