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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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