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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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