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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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