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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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