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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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