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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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