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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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