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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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