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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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