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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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