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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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