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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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