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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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