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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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