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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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