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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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