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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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