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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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