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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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