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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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