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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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