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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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