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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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