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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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