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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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