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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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