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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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