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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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