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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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