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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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