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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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