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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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