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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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