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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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