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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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