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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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