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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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