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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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