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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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