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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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