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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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