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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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