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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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