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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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