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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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