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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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