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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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