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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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