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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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