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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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