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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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