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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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