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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the 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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