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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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