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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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