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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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