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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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