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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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