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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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