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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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