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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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