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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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