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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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