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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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