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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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