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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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