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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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