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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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