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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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