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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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