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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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