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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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