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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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