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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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