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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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