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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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