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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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