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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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