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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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