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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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