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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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