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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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