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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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