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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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