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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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