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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies 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 institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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