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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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