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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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