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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major 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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