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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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