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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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