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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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