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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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