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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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