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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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