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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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