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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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