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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping 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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