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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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