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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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