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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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