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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines 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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