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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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