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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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