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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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