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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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