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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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