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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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