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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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