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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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