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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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