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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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