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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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