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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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