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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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