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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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