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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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