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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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