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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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