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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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