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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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