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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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