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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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