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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the 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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