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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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