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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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