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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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