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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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