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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. 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. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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