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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)