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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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