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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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