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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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