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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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