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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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