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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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