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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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