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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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