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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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