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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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