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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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