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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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