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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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