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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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