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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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