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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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