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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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