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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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