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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating 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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