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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates 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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