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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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