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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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