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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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