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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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