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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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