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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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