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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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