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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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