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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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