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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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