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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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