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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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