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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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