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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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