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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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