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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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