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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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