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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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