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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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