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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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