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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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