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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the most important 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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