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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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