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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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