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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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