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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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