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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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