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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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