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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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