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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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