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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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