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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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