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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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