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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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