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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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