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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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