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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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