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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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