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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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