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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies 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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