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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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