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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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