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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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