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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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