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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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