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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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