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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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