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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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