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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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