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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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