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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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