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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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