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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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