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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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