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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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