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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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