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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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