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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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