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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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