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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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