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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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