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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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