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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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