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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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