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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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