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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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