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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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