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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important 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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