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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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