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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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