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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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