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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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