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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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