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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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