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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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