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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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