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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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