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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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