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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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