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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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