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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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