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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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