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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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