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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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