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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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