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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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