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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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