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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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