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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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