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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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