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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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