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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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