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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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