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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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