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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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