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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free 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 online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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