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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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