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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources