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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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