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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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