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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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