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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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