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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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