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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 several issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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