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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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