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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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