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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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