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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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