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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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