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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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