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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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