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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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