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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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