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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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