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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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