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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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