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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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