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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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