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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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