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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies 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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