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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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