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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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