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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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