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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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