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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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