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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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