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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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