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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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