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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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