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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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