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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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