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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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