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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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