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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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