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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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