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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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