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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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