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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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