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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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