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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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