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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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