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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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