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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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