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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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