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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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