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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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