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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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