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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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