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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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