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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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