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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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