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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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