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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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