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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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