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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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