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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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