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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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