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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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