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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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