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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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