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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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