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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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