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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies 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 organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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