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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources