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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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