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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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