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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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