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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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