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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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