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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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