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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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