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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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