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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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