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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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