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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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