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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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