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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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