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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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