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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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