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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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