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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally 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 several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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