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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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