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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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