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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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