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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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