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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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