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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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