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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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