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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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