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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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