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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about 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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