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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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