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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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