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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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