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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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