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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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