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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important 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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