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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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