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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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