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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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