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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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