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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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