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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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