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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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